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MATCH PACKETING MACHINE Filed May 2. 1924 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 I nventoz WVM Y Patented Aug. 16, 1927.

UNITED STATES i 1,639,539 PATENT OFFICE.

ADOLPH 1V. CHRISTIANSON, OF BURLINGTON, VERMONT, AND JOHN F. MILLIGAN, OF RIDGEFIELD PARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNORS TO rGLOBE MATCH CORPORATION, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

MATCH-PACKETING MACHINE.

Application led May` 2,

This invention relates generally to ma-V chines for forming match packets ofthe folding or book type. v

A, general'objectv of the invention is to provide an improvedmachine of the general nature described in which match packets can be produced rapidly and efficiently and in aA completely assembled and finished condition, with substantially no attention on the part of the attendant except the supplying of match strips to the machine.

The invention includes means for severing match strips into sections of suitable size and feeding a match strip section and a cover` blank laterally toward each other and into superposed relation over a forming recess, and in providing means for forcing the parts into the recess to form initial bends in the eXe tended ends 'of the cover blank. Another feature of the invention resides in the provision of a hinged folder plate carried by a reciprocating part and operating to fold the longer flap of the cover member onto rthe match strip section as the assembled parts lie in the recess in which they are centered and held by a. pair of wedge-shaped jaw members which are movable toward 'and from each other into and out of operating position. An ejecting slide' member'mount-V ed beneath the hinged folder plate operates to push lthe assembled and centered parts laterally out of the forming recess and ben-eath' a resiliently-held folder plate which folds the shorter flap member into holding relation to the free end of the previously folded long flap member. In the position in which the assembled parts are left in the yejecting operation a stapling device acts to permanently attach the extended end of the parts together whereupon a coating device receives the packet and applies a. strip of friction material thereto.

Other features of the invention will be hereinafter described.

In' the drawings in which av preferred embodiment of the invention has been selected for illustration. v

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation and partly in section of a portion of a match packeting machine embodylng the invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the partsshown in Figure 1.

Figure 8 is a view in side elevation vand largely diagrammatic of the packeting ma- 1924. Serial No. 710,575.

chine shown in Figure 1 together with a stapling and friction material applying device.

.Figure a is a view in side elevation of a match strip centering device used in the invention and showing the jaws'thereofin open posit-ion. v

Figure 5, is a view similar to Figure 4e showing the j aw members in closed or operative position.

Figure 6 is a view in vertical section of folding and ejecting mechanism forming part of the machine.

Figure 7 is a View similar to Figure 6 showing the folding mechanism in operating position. y

Figure 8 is a viewl similar to Figure 6 showing the ejecting` means in operative position.

Figure 9 is a view in perspective showing` the relation of the parts just previous Vto an assembly operation. l Y. Figure 10 is a view in perspective showing the machine packet parts after having been forced into the forming recess;

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Figur-e 11 is aview in perspective showing the cover folding device in operation.

Figure 12 is a view similarshowing the position of the cover folding device atthe end of its cover folding operation. -f

Figure 13 is a viewsimilar to Figure 12 showing the beginning of the operation of the ejecting device. f

Figure'ld 's a view in plan showing a por tion of a match strip.

Figure 15 is a view in vertical section showing a por'tion'of the match strip feeding device.v

Referring to the drawings for a more detailed description of the invention a vertically extending storage receptacle for cover blanks is shown at from the lower extremity of which extends the horizontal frame member 11 which is equipped with a feed device 12 for intermittently ymoving match strips`18 toward the base of the cover storage receptacle. The match strip feed device 12 is in the form ofl a bar mounted to reciprocate in a slideway 14 provided for the' purpose in the horizontal frame member 11 and is .equipped with hinged pawl `members which are normally projected upwardlyl from the surface of the slide bar by the action of spring members 16.

to Figure 11 Y The pawl members are adapted to engage holes or openings 17 formed for the purpose in the match strips 13 and to move the match strip when the direction of movement is toward the receptacle 10 and to depress the yielding spring members and slidingly engage the under-most surface of the strips without producing movement thereof, when movement of the slide bar is away from the receptacle 10.

At the same time that the match strip is being carried toward the receptacle 1Y0 a cover blank feed slide 13 is so moved across the lower end of the receptacle as to push the lowermost blank in the pile laterally toward the advancing match strip and in covering relation to a forming recess 19 formed in the framework adjacent the lower end of the cover blank receptacle. p

In order to sever the match strips 13 and to produce sections 2O having a suitable width to cooperate with the width of the cover blank, a knife member 21, carried at one end of an arm 22 pivoted on a post or standard 23, is vertically reciprocated to engage the strip at a point one section removed from the position of the eXtreme end section where it is pushed into place on a cover blank just above the forming recess 19. l

ln order to press the cover blank and the overlying match strip section downwardly into the forming recess 19, a plunger 211- which is mounted to reciprocate in a vertical slideway 25 formed on the face of the cover blank receptacle, is adapted to be pushed downwardly into the recess 19 thereby producing an initial folding operation on, and an upright disposition of the cover blank end tabs 26 and 27.

The plunger 2-1 is reciprocated by the engagement therewith of the end of an arm 23 pivoted on the standard 23 and extending beween a pair of antifriction rollers 29 carried by the plunger. A link connection 30 between the arm 28 and the arm 22 serves to reciprocate the knife member 21 and maintain the knife constantly in the same vertical plane. A driving link 31 carried by the arm 23 is provided with a forked extremity 32 for engagement with the drive shaft of a cam wheel 33 while a pin 34 on the link travels in a cam groove in the cam wheel to O'ive motion to the arm 23.

n addition to the described cover blank feed slide 18 and the match strip feed bar 12 which vare reciprocated toward and from each other to place a pair of severed match strip sections 20 in superposed relation on a cover blank over the forming recess 19, and the vertically reciprocating knife member 21 and plunger 2a, a pair of horizontally movable slide'members 35 and 33 are mounted to move to and 'frorwith relation to the position of the forming recess 19 and to take part in the further folding andthe ejection ofthe packet from the machine. Also a pair of jaw members 3i' having inclined or wedge shaped under surfaces 33 are arranged to be moved toward each other t-o engage and center the match strip section on the cover blank as the plunger 2e'- begins its ascent, and to hold the parts in proper relation to each other during the folding and ejecting operations which immediately follow.

In. the folding operations whichtake place following the rise of the plunger 2-1 the upper slide' member 35 carrying a hinged folder plate l() is moved forwardly towardA the felder recess 19 through the engagement of the forked end of an operating arm Ll1 engaging a pin l2 on a slide lbar 13 passing through guide members ist on the slide meinber 35 and normally held in a retracted position by the spring 45. The forward end of the slide bar i3 has a link connection at i6 with the crank arms 47 projecting from the rearward face of the folder member di). In the operation of the device the slide member 35 is moved forwardly to the position shown in Figure Z in which position the member 35 is held from further movement by engagement of the rearward guide member lll with a pair of s'top meinbers During the forward movement of the slide member 35 andthe slide rod L13 carried thereby the folder plate el() is brought into engagement with the 'upstanding `flap or tab 26 of the cover blank to fold the same inwardly as indicated in Figure 11 of the drawing. l Y

il-.hen further movement of the slide member 35 is stopped at the point indicated in Figures Cf' and 12 of the drawing, the forward movement of the slide rod 43 through the guide members dslis continued against the action of the spring l5 with the result that the folder plate si() is caused to swing downwardly into the folder recess as shown in Figures 'Y and 12 of the drawing.

lVith the folder plate still in its lowered position the ejector slide plate 3G is pushed forwardly through the engagement of operating arm 1-9 with the downwardly projecting pin so that, as is indicated in Figure 13 of the drawing, the shorter tab meinber 27 is bent inwardly over the forward end of the folder plate 40 which thus functions to hold the longer tab 26 in depressed position until the short tab 27 is folded over into locking relation thereto.

Preferably ther folder plate 40 is equipped with wing members 51 on its opposite lateral edges, the wing members serving as lguide members to direct the forward movement of the packet under the ejecting action ofthe slide member 35.l 1 The. folder plate l0 is swung bafck -toits raised position immediately followingthe folding ofthe short tab 27 under the folder plate 52 whichisv carried at the lower end of a spring pressed plunger 53. It will be seen that the packet is pushed outwardly to a point where the folded short tab member 27 can be engaged by a stapling or stitchingv -into position over the cover blank fol-` lowing` the severing operation, a guide arm 56 is shown in Figure 2 of the drawingL The arm is pivoted at 57 and is engaged by a s rino` 58 normall tendinU to swinO` the b 2D 2D arm tothe left toward the position where the packeting takes place. rlhe position of the guide -arm 56 is controlledby the position of the slide member and for this purpose an olf-set edge 59 on the guide arm is maintained in engagement with the forward guide member 44e. on the slide member when the slide member vand the parts carried thereby are in the advanced position. Before the withdrawal of the slide member 35 to permit of the placing of a new set of match strip sections and a cover blank in position for assembly, the guide memberv 411 on the slide member encountersa recessed or incurved portion 58 on the edge of the guide arm 56 which permits the guide arm'to swing inwardly and follow the movement of the match st rip sections passing from the position of the knife member to the assembly position. The head 60 of the guide arm thus guides the movement of the sections 20 and prevents displacement thereof from the normal path of travel.

In order to insure accuracy in the operation of folding the long tab of the cover member the spring driving connection t5 between the slide bar 43 and the folder-carrying slide member 35 isprovided with adjustable tensioning means 61.

The operating means for the match strip feed device 12 and for the cover blank feed slide include link members 61 for connecting the slide bar 12 to a crank arm 62 and a link 63 -for connecting the crank arm 62 to a rock arm 64 to the other end of which the cover feed slide 18 is connected. It will be seen that with this arrangement, swinging movement of the crank arm 62 operates to move the slide bar 12 and the slide plate 18 in opposite direct-ions, that is, either toward or away from each other. Movement is communicated to the crank arm 62 through a forked member 65 which straddles the drive shaft 66 and is equipped with a pin'which travels in a groove 67 on a cam wheel 68 thereon.

Operation of ythe centering jaw members 37 is effected through a; pair of link members 70 connecting thelower -ends of the jaw members to opposite extremities of a rock arm 71 carried on a shaft 72 to which f a crank arm 73 is attached. A link 74 is pivoted to the crank and carries a pin 7 5 for engagement' with a lcam groove 76 in a cam wheel 77 on the shift 66. A suspension link 78 supports the link 74'at a point in- 7 termediate its ends.

The arms 11 and 49 which operate the folder and ejector slide bars are supplied with pins 7 9 and 8()y which cooperate with cam grooves 81 and 82 in the periphery of a drum 83 on the drive shaft 66.

What we claim is f Y 1. In a match packeting machine, a framework provided with a forming recess and a vertically extending receptacle for cover 'blanks vadjacent the recess horizontally movable means for pushing the lowermost blank in the pile into covering relation to .the recess, horizontally movable means for pushing a match strip section into superposed relation to the cover blank, a verti- .V cally reciprocating plunger for forcing the match strip section and the cover blank into .the recess to initially fold the ends of the 'cover blank, a pair of jaw members mov- ;able into position to center the match strip section pn the 'cover and to hold the parts in position during the ascent of the plunger,

a horizontally movable member movable to and fro with'relation to the forming recess *"f to fold one end of the cover blank, a yieldable plate underneath which the packet may be .forcedf lto fold the other end of -fthe cover, and an ejecting slide member operat-A ing beneath-the horizontally movable folding member to eject the packet from the recess.

2. In a match `packeting machine, a framework provided with a forming recess and a vertically extending receptacle for cover blanks adjacent the recess, horizontally movable lmeans for pushing the lowermost blank in the pile into lcovering relation to th-e recess, yhorizontally movable means for pushing a match strip section into superposed relation to the cover blank, a vertically reciprocating plunger for forcing the match strip section and the cover blank into the recess to initially fold the ends of the cover blank, a pair of jaw mem- 1 bers movable into position to center the. match strip section on the cover and to hold the parts in position during the ascent of the plunger, a horizontally movable memf ber movablei to and fro with relation to the forming recess and provided with a hinged other end of the cover, and an ejecting slide isc o. ln a match packetingmachine, a framework provided Vith al forming recess and al 'vertically eatending receptacle for cover blanks adjacent the recess, horizontally movable means for pushing the lowermost blank in the pile into covering' relation to the recess, horizontally movable meansrfor pushing a match strip section into superposed relation to the cover blank, a vertically reciprocating plunger for forcing the match strip section and the cover blank into the recess to initially7 fold the ends of the cover blanks, a paii` of jaw members movable into position to center the match strip section on the cover and to hold the parts in position during the ascent of the plunger, a horizontally movable member movable to and fro with relation to the forming recess and provided with a hinged plate for engaging'and folding one end of the cover, a slide bar mounted on the slide member and having a link connection with' said hinged plate, means for moving said slide bar to thereby move said slide member toward said formingrecess, a stop member for checking the movement of said slide member but permitting the. continued movement of said slide bar to `thereby swing the hinged plate downwardly into the recess to fold the cover therein, and an ejecting slide member opt-iiatingl beneath said folder plate to push the packet from the recess.

l. ln a match packeting machine provided with a forming recess into which a match packet assembly is forced by a plunger, folding and ejecting means for the packet comprising a slide member movable to and fro with relation to the recess and provided with a hinged plate for engaging and folding one end of the packet cover member, means for swinging the plate downwardly into the recess to complete the folding of the engaged cover member, an ejecting slide bar mounted beneath the slide member and movable into the recess to eject the packet laterally therefrom, a resiliently held plate .for engaging the naper surface of the packet as it is ejected to fold the other end'of the cover, and guiding wings on said hinged plate for directing the ejecting movement of the packet. y

5. ln a match packeting machine provided .with a forming` recess into which a match.

packet assembly is forced by a .,plunger, centering means for the match strip sections including a pair of jaw members movable towa d and from each other to engage the lateral edges the match strip sections and center the same. on the cover blank, said aw members also acting' toholcL the match strip sections and cover blank in t-he recess during the withdrawing movementof the plunger.

G. in a match packetin g machine provided with a forming` recess into which a match packet assembly is forced by a plunger, centering means for the match strip sections including va pair of jaw members movable toward and from each other to engage the lateral edges of the match strip sections and center the same on the cover blank, and

perating means for the jaw members insections into the forming recess, means for feeding match strip sections toward the recess, an oscillatable arm engagingthe plunger for operating the same, another armprovided with al cutter member for severing the match strip section ata distance from the forming recess equal to the width of a severed section, and a link connection between said arms for o, erating the cutter member. a

8. ln a match packeting machine provided with a forming recess, a horizontally movable folding member arranged to be moved to and fro with relation to one side of the recess, horizontally movable means for feeding match strips toward the recess at right angles to the direction movement of the folding member, means for severing theA match strip a guide arm for the sev-ered section, and spring means cooperating with the folding member for guiding the movement of the se ered section toward the recess as the folding member is retracted.

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